Newmarket's loss as plan to ship juveniles could be unveiled

Motivator's trainer, Michael Bell, Mark Wallace and Jeremy Noseda could see their Newmarket yards bereft of some well-bred two-year-olds following the impending decision of Sheikh Mohammed's son, Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed, to ship his juveniles to Dubai.

We gather Sheikh Rashid has plans to establish his own stable in Dubai where Paddy Rudkin formerly trained. Rudkin, 24 years head lad to Henry Cecil, announced his retirement earlier this year after 13 years as a trainer in the Emirates.

Over in France, the amazing Guillaume Macaire continues to stack up the winners. The trainer recently sent seven runners to a three-day meeting, and all won. Best known over here for Jair Du Cochet, Macaire has unearthed another top-class performer in L'As De Pembo - this six-year-old won his 13th race on the trot recently.

Race-planners have a lot to answer for, and we hear of one northern trainer decidedly unhappy with the situation in sprint handicaps. He has found there are only two races in the north for sprinters rated 76-79 before the end of the turf season, and both are at Ayr. The plea is to open the race bands, as in Ireland.

Two-mile chase winners at Uttoxeter are consistently clocking faster times than hurdles winners over the trip - it happened again last Sunday - and it is becoming obvious the races are short of the required distance. If that is the case, should the results be declared void? The rules of racing state that no jumps race should be less than two miles.

The Flat trainers' title here has been farmed out between Sir Michael Stoute, Aidan O'Brien and Saeed Bin Suroor in the last nine years, but this season could see a refreshing change, with Richard Hannon challenging strongly.

Hannon starts the weekend some £57,000 behind O'Brien, and could net a £100,000 prize with Nasheej in today's Fillies' Mile. Cool Creek, well in at the weights for next Saturday's £150,000 Redcar Two-Year-Old Trophy, provides Hannon with further ammunition.